Teaching Primary Physical Education

by Julia Lawrence

• ISBN13: 9780857027368
• ISBN10: 0857027360
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-05
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

Summary

Physical Education is an important part of the primary curriculum and one that provides unique challenges for those involved with its teaching. Teaching Primary Physical Education provides a concise overview of the knowledge, skills and understanding required for the confident teaching of physical education in primary schools. This book offers a balanced and comprehensive overview of the subject, covering issues such as safe practice in PE, inclusion, subject leadership and cross-curricular approaches to physical education supported by an accessible theory-informed approach. Teaching Primary Physical Education is supported by a companion website www.sagepub.co.uk/lawrence, which includes further practical examples of applications, links to relevant literature and teaching resources, offering further student-friendly material for use across different physical disciplines. This is essential reading for all students studying primary physical education on primary initial teacher education courses including undergraduate (BEd, BA with QTS), postgraduate (PGCE, SCITT), and employment-based routes into teaching., and also for those on Sports Studies courses with a Primary PE component. Dr Julia Lawrence is Subject Leader of Physical Education at Leeds Metropolitan University.

Table of Contents

Why Physical Education?

The Way Pupils Learn and Develop

Approaches to Teaching Physical Education

Inclusion in Physical Education

Safe Practice in Physical Education

Developing Motor Competencies in Physical Education

Developing Concepts, Processes and Competence

Planning the Learning Experience

Promoting Physical Education across the Curriculum

Physical Education and the Wider Community

Subject Leadership in Physical Education

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